A legendary sportswriter had proclaimed Larry Bird as the GOAT during the 1986 playoffs: "Bird had just transcended games"

Moreover, Ryan even recalled how he started viewing Bird as the greatest player of all time when he made the Celtics ...
Yahoo! Sports

Revisiting Larry Bird's Near-Perfect Shooting Game 40 Years Later

Larry Bird might actually be underrated. Sure, he's a Hall of Famer, a three-time NBA champion and an alum of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. But younger fans probably don't realize how much his rivalry ...
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"That takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird thought the focus on TV hurt the NBA and the game in 1986

The NBA is a global phenomenon in 2025, as people all around the world follow and watch it from any possible electronic device, from TVs to laptops, mobile phones, tablets and everything in between.
The Indianapolis Star

Larry Bird game-worn jersey sells for more than half a million dollars

A Boston Celtics Larry Bird jersey worn during the 1987 Eastern Conference playoffs, including two finals games, has sold for more than half a million dollars -- $524, 600 to be exact. The jersey, ...